Social Test 2022 10/14 Flashcards
Aristocratic
Rule by nobility
Assembly and Tribune
The assembly could elect the magistrates. The assembly was made up of patricians and plebeians.
Tribune was another branch. It was for only plebians and held power to veto.
Constitution
A system of rules
Consul
Top officials in the republic, chairman of the senates.
Checks and Balances
Where the three branches check if they have too much power and balance them.
Caesar, Julius
Julius Caesar was a general, politician, and scholar. He was also the consul.
Democratic
a way of ruling that has voting from the citizens to decide something.
Established religion
A religion that the government accepts.
Forum
Public square in Rome. Used as an marketplace.
Human Geography
The study of the interrelationships between people, place, and environment.
Physical Geography
The study of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface, the animals and plants that inhabit it.
Republic
a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.
Magistrates
elected officials who enforce the law.
Minority
Small number
Monarchial
Rule by family
Oligarchy
Rule by few powerful companies
Paterfamilias
Father based family
Patriarchal society
Father-based gov.
Patricians
A class in Rome. They were elite, and enjoyed wealth. Had the right to vote. Was important as the consuls. Only male can vote.
Placate
To satisfy someone.
Plebians
All free Roman citizens. Average working citizens of Rome.